Departement of Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Departement of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Jun;10(3):1499-1507. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01335-1. Epub 2022 Jun 13.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a dramatic loss of life around the world and has caused mental and social problems that affect every country in the world. Healthcare workers involved in providing care are at high risk of developing mental health problems as they face heavy workloads, life-and-death decisions, and the risk of infection is high. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of COVID-19-related anxiety and stress and their associated factors among healthcare workers in Southern Ethiopia.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in public health facility located in the West Guji district. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 283 study participants. Descriptive, binary, and multiple logistic regression statistics were used. Odds ratios adjusted with 95% CI were used, and statistical significance was declared with a p-value of < 0.05.
A total of 275 participants were included, with a response rate of 97.2%. The prevalence of anxiety and stress were 25.5% and 9.1%, respectively. Factors associated with anxiety symptoms were age, psychoactive drug use, alcohol use, and monthly income, and stress symptoms were alcohol use, medical illness, and knowledge of healthcare workers due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The prevalence of anxiety and stress among healthcare workers due to COVID-19 were an average compared with studies in low-income and high-income countries. Health institutions must focus on the well-being of healthcare workers during the fighting for COVID-19 and comprehensive psychological assistance to support the mental well-being of healthcare workers by giving different training.
COVID-19 大流行在全球范围内造成了巨大的生命损失，并引发了影响世界各国的精神和社会问题。参与提供护理的医护人员面临着工作量大、生死抉择以及感染风险高的情况，因此他们患心理健康问题的风险很高。本研究旨在评估在埃塞俄比亚南部，医护人员 COVID-19 相关焦虑和压力的流行情况及其相关因素。
在位于西古吉区的公共卫生机构进行了横断面调查。采用简单随机抽样技术选择了 283 名研究参与者。采用描述性、二项和多因素逻辑回归统计学。使用具有 95%CI 的比值比进行调整，并以 p 值<0.05 表示具有统计学意义。
共有 275 名参与者被纳入研究，应答率为 97.2%。焦虑和压力的患病率分别为 25.5%和 9.1%。与焦虑症状相关的因素有年龄、使用精神活性药物、饮酒和月收入，与压力症状相关的因素有饮酒、患病和医护人员因 COVID-19 大流行而获得的知识。
与中低收入和高收入国家的研究相比，COVID-19 期间医护人员的焦虑和压力患病率处于中等水平。卫生机构必须在抗击 COVID-19 的过程中关注医护人员的福祉，并提供全面的心理援助，通过提供不同的培训来支持医护人员的心理健康。
